thanksgiving

Unconscious Mutterings and a little tl;dr Thanksgiving

It’s that time again, folks (or folk, Daisyfae):

Subliminal Luna nina  

  1. Crushed ::
  2. Thanks ::
  3. Steam ::
  4. Bulletin ::
  5. Budget ::
  6. Value ::
  7. Aquarium ::
  8. Logo ::
  9. Information ::
  10. Lend ::

 

 

 

 

Here are mine:

  1. Crushed :: again  [or maybe pineapple!]
  2. Thanks :: for the memories
  3. Steam :: punk
  4. Bulletin :: board
  5. Budget :: line item
  6. Value :: added
  7. Aquarium :: Monterey
  8. Logo :: trademark
  9. Information :: technology
  10. Lend :: fail   <— it’s all about the bankers, isn’t it?

Here’s my little punkin head

We babysat her this week, she cried nearly the entire time her mama was gone.  Again.  Inconsolable.  She’s 6 months old already!  Going to be a headstrong little brat I suppose, like many of her close relatives. 🙂   But her world is ALL about mommy and possibly daddy.  We need to do a 30 minutes here, 30 minutes there with Grandma and get used to someone else’s solo presence.  Maybe.

Thanksgiving is at our place again. Having a few people.  Not a lot.  Mom and one sis, one of Bob’s boy’s, Bob’s sister but not the sister’s husband who is, for the 11th year, saying that his father is close to death and needs to be surrounded by his family at Thanksgiving.  Good manipulator.  It’s boring for him here, anyway.  He hates it, don’t know why.  Last year we got him to play with the XBox.   Andrew and J and K will be in attendance, possibly my friend Bev if the wet weather continues.  She doesn’t want to drive to Reno in the snow.  Can’t say as I blame her.  Everyone’s schedule keeps changing, so we may just have Thanksgiving buffet instead of a sit-down.   Whatever … there will be lots of food both days so no one will go hungry.   I have enough wine to get everyone drunk and stay that way for days.  And tequila.  Heh.  My poor mother.

Speaking of which, Mom will freeze again, I’m sure.  She’s  used to a lot higher temperatures than we have here. I keep the house at 72, which is really pretty warm unless you’re naked and sitting still.  I told her to bring long underwear.

Quote of the xxx

It’s hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.
– Bill Watterson.

 

 

 

Little-Known Facts About Thanksgiving

November 24, 2009
NOTE FROM CHRIS:
Today’s BRAND NEW list was compiled
from submissions carefully crafted by you,
our lovely and talented ClubTop5 members.
The Top 15 Little-Known Facts About Thanksgiving
(Part I)
15> The first turkey dressing occurred because the Pilgrims were
such prigs, the “nude” turkey was roasted in an actual dress.
14> The Pilgrims had a completely different meaning for the phrase
“stuffing your bird.”
13> The native women’s habit of walking around half-naked caused
many Pilgrim teenagers to remain seated at the table until
very late in the evening.
12> First choice of name for the holiday — “Gorge ‘n’ Puke Day”
— was deemed a little extreme by church leaders.
11> The first Indian corn casserole was made with real Indians.
10> The wide leather belts worn by the Pilgrims weren’t actually
leather, but rubber, invented by Myles Standish so he wouldn’t
need to unbuckle after the feast.
9> The First Thanksgiving dinner contained no meat as the
most influential Pilgrims were vegetarians. At the second
Thanksgiving, *they* were eaten by the others, and meat
was acceptable fare again.
8> The term “scalping tickets” was coined at the first
Thanksgiving Football game between the Redskins and Patriots.
7> Prior to the current tradition of the president pardoning a
turkey at the White House, custom required the Secretary of
Agriculture to kill the bird with his bare hands.
6> The word “Thanksgiving” was derived from the full name of
the famous forefather who started it all, Hank Skiffing.
5> The first box of Stovetop Stuffing just sat on the Pilgrims’
table, as if it were waiting for something.
4> The average turducken is less than three percent turd.
3> The popular “pop-up turkey timer” was based on an embarrassing
incident involving Myles Standish and a felted beaver hat.
2> The tradition of dressing up as Pilgrims and Indians started
in 1621 with the musicians hired to entertain at the dinner.
They also had a cop, a construction worker and a biker, but
no one knew what those costumes were, so those were abandoned
in 1622.
and Topfive.com’s Number 1 Little-Known Fact About Thanksgiving…
1> Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey
on Thanksgiving. That’s enough tryptophan to make
Amy Winehouse blink heavily for 10 seconds.
[ Copyright 2009 by Chris White/TopFive.com ]

November 24, 2009

NOTE FROM CHRIS:

Today’s BRAND NEW list was compiled

from submissions carefully crafted by you,

our lovely and talented ClubTop5 members.

The Top 15 Little-Known Facts About Thanksgiving

(Part I)

15> The first turkey dressing occurred because the Pilgrims were

such prigs, the “nude” turkey was roasted in an actual dress.

14> The Pilgrims had a completely different meaning for the phrase

“stuffing your bird.”

13> The native women’s habit of walking around half-naked caused

many Pilgrim teenagers to remain seated at the table until

very late in the evening.

12> First choice of name for the holiday — “Gorge ‘n’ Puke Day”

— was deemed a little extreme by church leaders.

11> The first Indian corn casserole was made with real Indians.

10> The wide leather belts worn by the Pilgrims weren’t actually

leather, but rubber, invented by Myles Standish so he wouldn’t

need to unbuckle after the feast.

9> The First Thanksgiving dinner contained no meat as the

most influential Pilgrims were vegetarians. At the second

Thanksgiving, *they* were eaten by the others, and meat

was acceptable fare again.

8> The term “scalping tickets” was coined at the first

Thanksgiving Football game between the Redskins and Patriots.

7> Prior to the current tradition of the president pardoning a

turkey at the White House, custom required the Secretary of

Agriculture to kill the bird with his bare hands.

6> The word “Thanksgiving” was derived from the full name of

the famous forefather who started it all, Hank Skiffing.

5> The first box of Stovetop Stuffing just sat on the Pilgrims’

table, as if it were waiting for something.

4> The average turducken is less than three percent turd.

3> The popular “pop-up turkey timer” was based on an embarrassing

incident involving Myles Standish and a felted beaver hat.

2> The tradition of dressing up as Pilgrims and Indians started

in 1621 with the musicians hired to entertain at the dinner.

They also had a cop, a construction worker and a biker, but

no one knew what those costumes were, so those were abandoned

in 1622.

and Topfive.com’s Number 1 Little-Known Fact About Thanksgiving…

1> Americans feast on 535 million pounds of turkey

on Thanksgiving. That’s enough tryptophan to make

Amy Winehouse blink heavily for 10 seconds.

[ Copyright 2009 by Chris White/TopFive.com ]